Autobiography
Autobiography
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July 6, 2011
The Death of Jimmy Roselli
Jimmy Roselli (1925-2011)
Family and fans say goodbye to a voice of a generation.
March 17, 2011
Rethinking 150 Years
Garibaldi's cold shoulder.
The living links between Italian unification and Italian emigration.
November 16, 2010
A Tourist Visits Italian in California
Joseph Sciorra
Caffe Trieste, San Francisco, July 2010.
In recognition of co-blogger, Laura Ruberto, who intelligently expounds on West Coast iterations of Italian America, I offer my touristic encounter with things Italian in the Golden State.
June 21, 2010
My Italian American Museum
Joseph Sciorra
Italian immigrant woman, circa 1925. Schmidt-Lorraine Studios, Chicago.
Entering into a conversation with objects.
January 19, 2010
Real Italians
Joseph Sciorra, circa 1980.
A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.
June 29, 2009
Vittoria Pietropaoli, An Appreciation
Vittoria Pietropaoli and Francesco Fabbi, returning from a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità di Vallepietra, circa 1976.
A contadina performer of musica popolare is a constant companion.
September 28, 2008
Backyard Figs from Brooklyn
Joseph Sciorra
Figs
In which this blogger says nothing more profound than he really, really likes figs.
December 6, 2007
Salve
Dina Gerasia/The Malìa Collective website
La Società di Sant'Anna, Villa Avenue, Bronx, New York, c. 1940.
First post.
August 20, 2008
Sending a Telegram to the Pope
Power, Humor, and the Triumph of the Lower Bodily Stratum.
August 14, 2008
A digital message in a bottle.
Roman Bronze Works, Brooklyn, circa 1910
A test of the Internet and i-italy.org's power to connect.
March 24, 2008
An Ex-W.O.P. Casts His Vote
Joseph Sciorra
Born in the USA and now an Italian citizen, I’m asked to vote. So, what do I know?
February 10, 2008
Uncovering My Mafia Roots
The New York Times
Front page story of The New York Times, April 10, 1969.
What do you do when you discover an unsavory fact from your family history?
January 8, 2008
On Visiting My Grandmother’s Grave on the Way to Trader Joe’s
Joseph Sciorra
St. John’s Cemetery, December 31, 2007
Musings on memory and stories on New Year's Eve.
March 10, 2009
Bologna 1977
Joseph Sciorra
Piccolo Bar, Piazza Verdi, Bologna, April 1977.
Images and sounds from an extraordinary time.
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